Personal History
HI MY NAME IS CODY WILLIAMS, I'M A 19 YEAR OLD 2008 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE NOW ATTENDING NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS AND I RACE MOTOCROSS. I'M THE ONLY CHILD OF TWO REALLY GREAT AND SUPPORTIVE WORKING PARENTS AND I HOLD A PART-TIME JOB DELIVERING FURNITURE FOR A COMPANY I HAVE BEEN WITH FOR 4 YEARS. IM FRIENDLY, OUTGOING, HARD WORKING AND SELF DRIVEN. SCHOOL SPORTS JUST HELD NO INTEREST FOR ME, I ENTERED AND WON MY FIRST COMPETITIVE EVENT AT AGE 6 - A ROLLERBLADING EVENT IN MIAMI, FLA WHILE VACATIONING THERE. THEN I TRIED MOTOCROSS AT AGE 13 AND KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE FROM THEN ON. I STARTED ON A KX80 IN THE NOVICE CLASS AND MOVED STEADILY UP TO EXPERT 6 YEARS LATER, NOW I WANT PRO. I AM ALSO A REALIST AND KNOW THE DEDICATION, TIME, MONEY, LUCK AND HARD WORK IT TAKES TO PODIUM AT DAYTONA, BUT THAT'S MY GOAL. I BELIEVE IN KEEPING MYSELF HEALTHY, SETTING GOALS AND WORKING HARD TO MAKE THEM HAPPEN, STAYING POSITIVE, HELPING OTHERS WHEN YOU CAN AND I BELIEVE IN ME. I PLAN TO RACE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN AND TO SUPPORT THIS, MY EDUCATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. I AM ON A COURSE SCHEDULE THAT WILL HOPEFULLY HELP ME GET A JOB WITH A COMPANY THAT DESIGNS/BUILDS SUPERCROSS TRACKS WHICH I HAVE A HEAD START ON - MY NOTEBOOKS HAVE TRACK DESIGNS ALL THE WAY BACK TO 5TH GRADE!
Riding Goals
MY GOALS FOR THE COMING 2009 SEASON ARE CHASING POINTS TOWARD MY PRO LICENSE, GOING FOR 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE NEW ENGLAND SPORTS COMMITTEE RACE DIVISION AND RUNNING SOME CANADIAN NATIONALS. I WILL ALSO BE QUALIFING (HOPEFULLY) FOR THE LORRETTA LYNN AMATEUR NATIONALS, RUNNING SOME FLORIDA WINTER AM RACES, RACING THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL AND THE NEW ENGLAND CLASSIC RACES AND POSSIBLY DOING SOME ARENA CROSS RACES. I KNOW IT'S A BUSY SCHEDULE AND A LOT WILL BE DETERMINED BY TIME AND MONEY, BUT I'M PUMPED AND READY - LET'S RACE!
Competitive Highlights
WON OPEN EXPERT CHAMPIONSHIP
3RD PLACE 125 EXPERT CLASS AT NESC
11TH OVERALL FINISH 125 PRO/EXPERT CHAMPIONSHIP (46 POINTS AHEAD OF JOHN 'JYD' DOWD!)